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Harrison Ford

About: One of the highest-paid and best-known leading men in American movies, Harrison Ford has put his mark on two great franchises: the first Star Wars trilogy and the Indiana Jones series. Born July 13, 1942, in Chicago, Ill., Ford flunked out of college and went to Hollywood, where he played small roles in a succession of small movies.George Lucas cast him in American Graffiti (1973), but it wasn't until the unlikely box office hit Star Wars (1977) that he quit his day job as a carpenter. Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) established him firmly as the thinking person's action hero, a position he stayed with through the Star Wars and Indiana Jones sequels.Other memorable performances include Blade Runner (1982), Witness (1985) -- which earned him a Best Actor nomination -- Working Girl (1988), Presumed Innocent (1990), The Fugitive (1993) and What Lies Beneath (2000).

Naturalist E.O. Wilson: Lord of the Ants

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About: In 1975, naturalist E.O. Wilson revealed a concept called sociobiology that made him a lightning rod for controversy. This episode of PBS's "Nova" follows Wilson's path from authority on ants to Pulitzer Prize-winning evolutionary biologist. Does his hypothesis that evolution affects social behavior in every species, including man, follow in Darwin's footsteps, or is it, as critics claim, an argument for eugenesis? Actor Harrison Ford narrates.
URL: Naturalist E.O. Wilson: Lord of the Ants

K-19: The Widowmaker

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About: The amazing true story of Russia's first nuclear ballistic submarine, which suffered a nuclear reactor malfunction on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic in 1961. The unyielding Capt. Vostrikov (Harrison Ford) and his second-in-command (Liam Neeson) must race against time to prevent a Chernobyl-like nuclear explosion that not only threatens the lives of the crew … it could also ignite a world war between the superpowers.
URL: K-19: The Widowmaker

Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back: Original Theatrical Version

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About: George Lucas's epic saga continues (in this original, unenhanced theatrical version) as Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda to defeat the evil Empire. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), cocky Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Chewbacca and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 fight off enemies in the Millennium Falcon. Darth Vader (James Earl Jones), however, is more determined than ever to capture Luke.
URL: Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back: Original Theatrical Version

Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

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About: George Lucas's epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), in hopes of defeating the evil Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. While Luke trains, rebel leader Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), cocky Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and hopelessness. Darth Vader (James Earl Jones), however, is more determined than ever to capture Luke.
URL: Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope: Original Theatrical Version

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About: In a galaxy far, far away, George Lucas put himself on the pop culture map and cemented his status as a legend with this classic battle between good and evil. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), his trusty droids and Han Solo (Harrison Ford), with the help of Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guiness), face off against Darth Vader (James Earl Jones) to save Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and destroy the Death Star in this original, unenhanced theatrical version.
URL: Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope: Original Theatrical Version

Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope

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About: In a galaxy far, far away, George Lucas put himself on the pop culture map and cemented his status as a legend with this classic battle between good and evil. Intrepid Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), his trusty droids, and smuggler Han Solo (Harrison Ford) face off against Darth Vader (James Earl Jones), trying to save Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and destroy the Death Star. And a little help from Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guiness) never hurts.
URL: Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope

The World of Jacques Demy

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About: For a change, French New Wave auteur Jacques Demy is in front of, instead of behind, the lens in this fascinating documentary -- directed by his wife, filmmaker Agnes Varda -- that looks at Demy's life and his work. Get to know the director of the seminal Bay of Angels, Lola and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg through the eyes of those closest to him.
URL: The World of Jacques Demy

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

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About: It's Francis Ford Coppola vs. natural catastrophe, crazy actors, the Philippine government and crushing self-doubt in this unbelievable account of the making of the 1979 classic Apocalypse Now. Behind-the-scenes location footage is combined with candid 1990 interviews of cast and crew members; the result is a fascinating portrait of a director plunged into the very obsession he sought to portray on film.
URL: Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

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About: Con man James Coburn spends his time in prison figuring out how to get released from the big house and get to work on his next job. Once on the outside, he plans to rob the bank at Los Angeles International Airport. But will he get away with the intended loot? Harrison Ford makes his one-line debut here as a flustered hotel employee.
URL: Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Jane Goodall: Reason for Hope

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About: Jane Goodall rose to prominence with her pioneering study of chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe Stream National Park. This globe-trotting documentary celebrates the amazing life of the scientist and conservationist. In footage shot in England, Tanzania, San Francisco and Paris, Goodall ponders good and evil, moral evolution, the environment and more. Harrison Ford narrates; Bobby McFerrin and Yo-Yo Ma supply the African-themed soundtrack.
URL: Jane Goodall: Reason for Hope

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